Training
Training Sites NZ - Hawkes Bay Hospital (Hastings)
Notes
340 bed secondary care hospital serving 145,000 population in Hawke’s
Bay. Teaching Hospital from 2005 for medical students of University of Otago & Wellington
Clinical School
Training Positions
| Number of Training Positions: |
11 Medical Registrars |
| Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: |
1 year |
| Date of Most Recent Survey: |
- |
| Date of Next Survey: |
- |
Description of Service
Organisation
| Staff: |
12 General Physicians with subspecialty
interests share acute on call, 1 Neurologist & Rheumatologist |
| Units: |
1 General Medical Unit including Acute Admitting
Unit, CCU and Acute Stroke/Neurology Unit. All under department of
General Medicine – no subspecialty acute admitting. |
IM Demographics
| IM Beds: |
96 |
| IM Inpatient Activity: |
7000 discharges per year. There is no separate
subspecialty acute admitting. |
| IM Outpatient Clinics: |
Multiple subspecialty & GM |
| IM Specialty Interests / Special Units: |
Cardiology – 3 specialists, CCU, Echo & Catheter
Lab
Geriatric Med – 3 specialists & ATR unit
Respiratory – 2 specialists & full Resp Lab
Diabetes/Endo – 2 specialists
Infectious Disease, Neurology, Rheumatology & Gastro – 1
specialist each |
Formal Training
| Lectures: |
Weekly department educational session
- registrar run. Weekly registrar tutorial - specialist run |
| Journal Club: |
Weekly – specialist run |
| Grand Rounds: |
1 weekly, cross specialty |
| Consult Rounds: |
3 x weekly & evening acute round |
| Specialty Rotations: |
3-6 month rotations negotiable in general medicine
runs with subspecialty experience in Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine
(with bronchoscopy & respiratory lab experience), Gastroenterology
(with scooping experience), Diabetes & Endocrinology and Infectious
Diseases.
Trainees in general medical units also participate in OPD clinics in
Neurology and on request in Rheumatology |
| Research: |
Active research department participating predominantly
in cardiology & stroke trials |
| Quality Improvement: |
Monthly department audit session |
Trainee Responsibilities in IM
| Coverage Roster: |
11 medical registrars share the 24
hour on call rota including 1 week of nights in 11. 9 registrars are
attached to GM on call teams, 1 ED registrar run and 1 night relief. |
| Workload in Medicine Units: |
Average 21 admissions per day
3 x ward rounds per week & evening acute call round
1-2 OP clinics per week |
| Teaching Responsibilities |
Yes, to junior medical staff/nursing/students |
| Research/presentations: |
Dept of medicine presentation every 3 months |
Infrastructure
| Library: |
Yes – both physical & on
line; Electronic texts including BNF, Harrison’s & UpToDate |
| Personal email: |
Yes |
| Facilities: |
- |
| Information Technology: |
Computer terminals (7-8) each floor, Dept of Medicine & RMO “mess”. |
| Director Physician Training: |
Yes |
Contact
Dr John Gommans
Phone: +64-6-8788109
Fax: +64-6-8781332
Email: john.Gommans@hawkesbaydhb.govt.nz
Hospital / Health Service Website
www.hawkesbaydhb.govt.nz
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